William Henry Ogilvie

William Henry Ogilvie
Ogilvie, circa 1937
Born(1869-08-21)21 August 1869
Died30 January 1963(1963-01-30) (aged 93)
Occupation(s)Poet, balladist
SpouseKatharine Margaret 'Madge' Scott Anderson (1879–1965)
ChildrenMargaret Deloraine 'Wendy' Ogilvie (1909–2003)
George Thomas Anderson Ogilvie (1912–1995)
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William Henry Ogilvie (21 August 1869 – 30 January 1963) was a Scottish-Australian narrative poet and horseman, jackaroo, and drover, and described as a quiet-spoken handsome Scot of medium height, with a fair moustache and red complexion. He was also known as Will Ogilvie, by the pen names including 'Glenrowan' and the lesser 'Swingle-Bar', and by his initials, WHO.

Ogilvie was part of the trio of Australian bush poets, with Banjo Paterson (1864–1941) and Henry Lawson (1867–1922). His Fair girls and gray horses (1896) was considered second only to Banjo Paterson's Man from Snowy River (1895). A reader ballot in 1914 saw him placing seventh of Australia's twelve most favourite poets.

Wearing the title of 'Universally acclaimed in Australia as a bush balladist of the "Outback"', Will H. Ogilvie wrote over 1,100 poems, including A Scotch night, The Australian, Summer country, Kings of the earth, and Whaup o' the rede.